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Cabinet of President Manuel L. Quezon (1935-1944)

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Photo from Philippines Magazine, January 1944 Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/govph/21079398085 Author: Presidential Museum and Library PH This work is in the public domain in the Philippines and possibly other jurisdictions because it is a work created by an officer or employee of the Government of the Philippines or any of its subdivisions and instrumentalities, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations, as part of their regularly prescribed official duties; consequently, any work is ineligible for copyright under the terms of Part IV, Chapter I, Section 171.11 and Part IV, Chapter IV, Section 176 of Republic Act No. 8293 and Republic Act No. 10372, as amended, unless otherwise noted. However, in some instances, the use of this work in the Philippines or elsewhere may be regulated by this law or other laws.

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Photo by Farm Security Administration, from https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Manuel_L._Quezon_(November_1942).jpg This image is a work of an employee of the United States Farm Security Administration or Office of War Information domestic photographic units, taken as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain in the United States. See Copyright.

This sub-project aims to organize genealogical data on cabinet members during the administration of President Manuel L. Quezon from November 15, 1935 to August 1, 1944. Find more at the master project page, Philippines Portal.

President - Manuel L. Quezon

Vice President - Sergio Osmeña

Appointments (1935 - 1941)

Secretary of Agriculture and Commerce - Eulogio Rodríguez Sr. (until 1938) :: Benigno Aquino Sr. (1938 - 1941) :: Rafael Alunan (1941)
Secretary of Public Instruction - Sergio Osmeña (until April 18, 1939) :: Jorge Bocobo (April 19, 1939 - January 22, 1941)
Secretary of Finance - Elpidio Quirino (until February 18, 1936) - Antonio de las Alas (February 19, 1936 - November 15, 1938) :: Manuel Roxas (November 26, 1938 - August 28, 1941) :: Serafín Marabut (August 28, 1941 - December 29, 1941)
Secretary of the Interior - Elpidio Quirino (until 1938) :: Rafael Alunan (1938 - August 29, 1941) :: Francisco Zulueta (August 29, 1941 - December 22, 1941)
Secretary of Justice - José Yulo Yulo (until November 15, 1938) :: José Abad Santos (December 5, 1938 - July 16, 1941) :: Teófilo Sison (July 18, 1941 - November 27, 1941)
Secretary of Public Works and Communications - Antonio de las Alas (November 15, 1935 - February 18, 1936) :: Mariano Jesús Cuenco (1936 - 1939) :: José Avelino (1939 - 1941)
Secretary of National Defense - Teófilo Sison (November 1, 1939 - July 15, 1941) :: Manuel L. Quezon (July 16, 1941 - December 10, 1941) :: Jorge B. Vargas (December 11, 1941 - December 22, 1941)
Secretary of Labor - José Avelino (until November 1938) :: Hermenegildo Villanueva (December 1938 - April 1939) :: Sotero Baluyut (April 1939 - 1940) :: León Guinto (1940 - December 1941)
Secretary to the President :: Jorge B. Vargas (January 30, 1936 - December 11, 1941)
Auditor General :: Jaime Hernández
Solicitor General :: Pedro Tuason (July 1, 1936 - August 17, 1938) :: Román Ozaeta (August 17, 1938 - June 30, 1940) :: Lorenzo Martínez Tañada (July 1, 1940 - June 30, 1941)
Commissioner of the Budget - Serafín Marabut
Commissioner of Civil Service - José Gil y Ramírez
Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the United States Congress - Quintín Paredes (February 14, 1936 - September 29, 1938) :; Joaquín Miguel Elizalde (September 29, 1938 - December 30, 1941)

War Cabinet (1941 - 1944)

The outbreak of World War II and the Japanese invasion resulted in periodic and drastic changes to the government structure. Executive Order 390, December 22, 1941, abolished the Department of the Interior and established a new line of succession. Executive Order 396, December 24, 1941, further reorganized and grouped the cabinet, with the functions of Secretary of Justice assigned to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.

Secretary of Finance - José Abad Santos (December 30, 1941 - March 26, 1942)
Secretary of Finance, Agriculture, and Commerce - Andrés Soriano (March 26, 1942 - July 31, 1944)
Secretary of National Defense, Public Works, Communications and Labor - Basilio Pica Valdés (from December 23, 1941)
Secretary of Public Instruction, Health, and Public Welfare - Sergio Osmeña (from December 24, 1941)
Secretary to the President - Manuel Roxas (December 24, 1941 - March 26, 1942) :: Arturo Belleza Rotor (from June 13, 1942)
Secretary to the Cabinet - Manuel Nieto (from May 19, 1944)
Secretary without Portfolio - Andrés Soriano (March 2, 1942 - March 26, 1942)
Treasurer of the Philippines - Andrés Soriano (February 19, 1942 - March 26, 1942) :: Manuel Roxas (March 26, 1942 - May 8, 1942)
Auditor General - Jaime Hernández (from December 30, 1941)
Resident Commissioner of the Philippines to the United States Congress - Joaquín Miguel Elizalde (from December 30, 1941, given cabinet rank May 1942)
Secretary of Information and Public Relations - Carlos P. Romulo (1943 - 1944)

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